Author: Elizabeth Burchenal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country dancing
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Country Dances of Colonial America
Author: John Fitzhugh Millar
Publisher: Williamsburg, Va. : Thirteen Colonies Press
ISBN: 9780934943291
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Publisher: Williamsburg, Va. : Thirteen Colonies Press
ISBN: 9780934943291
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
American Country-dances
Author: Elizabeth Burchenal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country dancing
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country dancing
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
A Choice selection of American country dances of the Revolutionary era, 1775-1795
Author: Kate Van Winkle Keller
Publisher:
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Category : Composers
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Composers
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
I See America Dancing
Author: Maureen Needham
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252069994
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Representing dancers, scholars, admirers, and critics, I See America Dancing is a diverse collection of primary documents and articles about the place and shape of dance in the United States from colonial times to the present. This volume offers a lively counterpoint between observers of the dance and dancers' views of what they do when they dance. Dance traditions represented include the Native American pow-wow; tribal music and dance activities on Sunday afternoons in New Orlean's Congo Square; the colonial Playford Balls and their modern offspring, country line dancing; and the Buddhist-inspired Japanese Bon dances in Hawaii. Anti-dance perspectives include government injunctions against Native American dancing and essays from a range of speakers who have declared the waltz, the twist, or the senior prom to be a careless quick-step away from hell or the brothel. I See America Dancing examines the styles that have marked theatrical dance in America, from French ballet to minstrel shows, and presents the views of influential dancers, choreographers, and the pioneers of early modern dance in America. Specific pieces examined include George Ballanchine's ballet Stars and Stripes, Yvonne Rainer's protest piece "Flag Dance, 1970," and Sonjé Mayo's "Naked in America." Covering historical social attitudes toward the dance as well as the performers and their works, I See America Dancing is a comprehensive, scholarly sourcebook that captures the energy and passion of this vital artform.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252069994
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Representing dancers, scholars, admirers, and critics, I See America Dancing is a diverse collection of primary documents and articles about the place and shape of dance in the United States from colonial times to the present. This volume offers a lively counterpoint between observers of the dance and dancers' views of what they do when they dance. Dance traditions represented include the Native American pow-wow; tribal music and dance activities on Sunday afternoons in New Orlean's Congo Square; the colonial Playford Balls and their modern offspring, country line dancing; and the Buddhist-inspired Japanese Bon dances in Hawaii. Anti-dance perspectives include government injunctions against Native American dancing and essays from a range of speakers who have declared the waltz, the twist, or the senior prom to be a careless quick-step away from hell or the brothel. I See America Dancing examines the styles that have marked theatrical dance in America, from French ballet to minstrel shows, and presents the views of influential dancers, choreographers, and the pioneers of early modern dance in America. Specific pieces examined include George Ballanchine's ballet Stars and Stripes, Yvonne Rainer's protest piece "Flag Dance, 1970," and Sonjé Mayo's "Naked in America." Covering historical social attitudes toward the dance as well as the performers and their works, I See America Dancing is a comprehensive, scholarly sourcebook that captures the energy and passion of this vital artform.
American Country-dances: Twenty-eight contra-dances largely from the New England States
Author: Elizabeth Burchenal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country dancing
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country dancing
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
American Country-dances: Twenty-eight contra-dances, largely from the New England states
Author: Elizabeth Burchenal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country-dances
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country-dances
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
City Folk
Author: Daniel J. Walkowitz
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479890359
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This is the story of English Country Dance, from its 18th century roots in the English cities and countryside, to its transatlantic leap to the U.S. in the 20th century, told by not only a renowned historian but also a folk dancer, who has both immersed himself in the rich history of the folk tradition and rehearsed its steps. In City Folk, Daniel J. Walkowitz argues that the history of country and folk dancing in America is deeply intermeshed with that of political liberalism and the ‘old left.’ He situates folk dancing within surprisingly diverse contexts, from progressive era reform, and playground and school movements, to the changes in consumer culture, and the project of a modernizing, cosmopolitan middle class society. Tracing the spread of folk dancing, with particular emphases on English Country Dance, International Folk Dance, and Contra, Walkowitz connects the history of folk dance to social and international political influences in America. Through archival research, oral histories, and ethnography of dance communities, City Folk allows dancers and dancing bodies to speak. From the norms of the first half of the century, marked strongly by Anglo-Saxon traditions, to the Cold War nationalism of the post-war era, and finally on to the counterculture movements of the 1970s, City Folk injects the riveting history of folk dance in the middle of the story of modern America.
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 1479890359
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This is the story of English Country Dance, from its 18th century roots in the English cities and countryside, to its transatlantic leap to the U.S. in the 20th century, told by not only a renowned historian but also a folk dancer, who has both immersed himself in the rich history of the folk tradition and rehearsed its steps. In City Folk, Daniel J. Walkowitz argues that the history of country and folk dancing in America is deeply intermeshed with that of political liberalism and the ‘old left.’ He situates folk dancing within surprisingly diverse contexts, from progressive era reform, and playground and school movements, to the changes in consumer culture, and the project of a modernizing, cosmopolitan middle class society. Tracing the spread of folk dancing, with particular emphases on English Country Dance, International Folk Dance, and Contra, Walkowitz connects the history of folk dance to social and international political influences in America. Through archival research, oral histories, and ethnography of dance communities, City Folk allows dancers and dancing bodies to speak. From the norms of the first half of the century, marked strongly by Anglo-Saxon traditions, to the Cold War nationalism of the post-war era, and finally on to the counterculture movements of the 1970s, City Folk injects the riveting history of folk dance in the middle of the story of modern America.
American Country-dances
Author: Elizabeth Burchenal
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country-dances (Music)
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country-dances (Music)
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
A Time to Dance
Author: Richard Nevell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780872332546
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A well thought-out, carefully put together volume on an important part of Americana
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780872332546
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A well thought-out, carefully put together volume on an important part of Americana
Country Dance Index
Author: Peter Rogers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country-dances (Music)
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Country-dances (Music)
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description